# Biathlon at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Biathlon at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the temporary Biathlon Course at the Seefeld Arena venue in Innsbruck, Austria. One of the mixed events is contested together with cross-country skiers.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |

## Events
### Boys' events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Sprint details | Cheng Fangming China | 19:21.7 (0+1) | Rene Zahkna Estonia | 19:43.0 (0+1) | Aristide Bègue France | 19:48.5 (1+0) |
| Pursuit details | Niklas Homberg Germany | 28:43.1 (2+0+2+0) | Rene Zahkna Estonia | 28:52.6 (0+2+1+1) | Cheng Fangming China | 28:57.7 (2+1+1+3) |

### Girls' events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Sprint details | Franziska Preuß Germany | 17:27.7 (0+1) | Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan | 17:55.2 (1+1) | Uliana Kaisheva Russia | 18:00.9 (1+1) |
| Pursuit details | Uliana Kaisheva Russia | 26:01.3 (0+0+0+0) | Franziska Preuß Germany | 26:29.2 (1+0+1+0) | Galina Vishnevskaya Kazakhstan | 27:44.4 (0+2+1+1) |

### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Mixed relay details | Germany (GER) Franziska Preuß Laura Hengelhaupt Maximilian Janke Niklas Homberg | 1:11:06.8 (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (0+1) | Norway (NOR) Kristin Sandeggen Karoline Næss Haakon Livik Kristian Andre Aalerud | 1:13:11.7 (0+1) (0+0) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+1) (0+0) (0+3) | France (FRA) Léa Ducordeau Chloé Chevalier Fabien Claude Aristide Bègue | 1:13:27.8 (0+1) (0+0) (0+2) (1+3) (0+1) (0+2) (0+1) (0+2) |

## Multi-medalists

Athletes who have won at least two medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Franziska Preuß (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Niklas Homberg (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Cheng Fangming (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Uliana Kaisheva (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Rene Zahkna (EST) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Aristide Bègue (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Qualification system
### Qualification summary

| NOC | Men | Women | Total |
| Armenia | | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | | 1 |
| Austria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Belarus | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| China | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Croatia | 1 | | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Estonia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Great Britain | 1 | | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Moldova | | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Romania | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Serbia | 1 | | 1 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total athletes | 50 | 49 | 99 |
| Total NOCs | 30 | 28 | 33 |